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AUGUST of 1945 will be recorded in history as being 

 the month in which the most gigantic war of all times 

 was brought to a close. It also will be remembered as 

 the month which brought renewed hope to the people of 

 the world and in which plans were inaugurated for a suc- 

 cessful peace. 



Farm people, in common with all other citizens, feel a 

 deep sense of relief and satisfactjpn at the capitulation of 

 Japan and Germany. But these feelings are tempered in real- 

 ization of the gigantic and complex problems that must be 

 met and solved if we are to enjoy a complete and lasting peace. 



The coming months and probably years call for and re- 

 quire the greatest contribution on the part of every citizen in 

 assisting the responsible leaders of government in solving 

 the problems of reconversion and readjustment that affect 

 every line of business and every American home. These 

 problems cannot be solved through idleness of the individual 

 and a false feeling of security which comes through depend- 

 ence upon the government. They can and must be solved 

 through stimulated productivity in which all individuals 

 must play a part and through adoption of policies directed 

 toward the interchange of industrial and agricultural prod- 

 ucts on a basis of fair economic balance. 



These are days that call for calm and sound thinking 

 and vigorous action. The young men of America have 

 won the war. It is the inescapable responsibility of their 



elders to measure up to the require- 

 ments of the peace. Only through 

 such effective action can we justify in 

 some measure the tremendous loss of 

 life and crippling wounds suffered by 

 hundreds of thousands of young men 

 who have made such sacrifice to pre- 

 serve the principles of freedom and 

 justice. It is only through well- 

 directed action that we can make certain that the govern- 

 ment operates in the interest of all and not for any one par- 

 ticular group. It is only through the proper discharge of 

 these obligations that the economic machinery of America 

 can be placed in shape so that the young men who return can 

 one day assume their rightful place of leadership in the 

 affairs of the nation. 



Both individual and group selfishness must be definitely 

 set aside. Partisanship must be subdued and a true spirit of 

 Americanism in the common good must prevail. 



I have full confidence that the people of our country will 

 meet their responsibilities as they have so magnificently met 

 the great demands of war. I am equally sure that farmers 

 will do their full part during the days of readjustment in the 

 same wholehearted manner that marked their outstanding 

 contribution to the needs of our government during the 

 stress of war. 



SEPTEMBER, 1945 • VOLUME 23, NUMBER 8 



ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 

 OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President, Talmage Deirees Greenville 



Corporate Sec Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec, Geo. E. Metzger _ Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



Asst. Treas., A. R. Wright Varna 



Comptroller, C. C. Chapelle Chicago 



General Counsel, Donald Kirkpatrick Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 (By Congressional Districts) 



Isl to Ilth Harvey W. Adair, Chicago Hts. 



12th C. J. Elliott, Streator 



13th Homer Curtiss, Stockton 



14th Otto Steiiey, Stronghurst 



15th. Ronald A. Holt, Galva 



ISth Albert Hayes, Chillicothe 



17»h _ Charles Lauritzen, Reddick 



Director o< Information, Creston Foster. Editor. Merrill C. Gregory, on leave oi absence with the United States Army. 

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ISth W. A. Dennis, Paris 



19th Charles B. Shuman. Sullivan 



20th _ _ K. T. Smith. Greenfield 



2Ist _ _ _ F. E. Morris, Buffalo 



22nd .._ _ Alvin O. Eckert. Belleville 



23rd .- _ Chester McCord. Nevirton 



24th Lyman Bunting, Ellery 



25th August G. Eggerding. Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Dairy Marketing „ Wilfred Shaw 



Fruit and Vegetable Marketing L. L. Colvis 



Grain Marketing „ George H. Iftner 



Legal _ _Donald Kirkpatrick 



Live Stock Marketing S. F. Russell 



Office C. E. lohnston 



Organization _ „0. D. Brissenden 



Produce Marketing _ F. A. Gougler 



Publicity Creston Foster 



Research and Taxation. L. H. Simerl 



Rural School Relations John E. Cox 



Sales Service W. P. Sandfoid 



Soil Improvement John R. Spencer 



Transportation-ClaiiBS G. W. Baxter 



Young People's Actsvitiec Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 

 Country Life Ins. Co. Dove Mieher. Mgr. 



Farmers' Mutual Reinsur. Co. J. H. Kelker. Mgr. 

 111. Agr. Auditing Assn. C. E. Strand, Mgr. 



111. Agr. Mutual Ins. Co. A. E. Richardson, Mgr. 

 111. Agr. Service Co. Earl C. Smith. Pres. 



Donald Kirkpatrick. Sec. 

 111. Co-op Locker Service Dana Cryder. Pres. 

 111. F. Bur. Serum Assn. S. F. Russell, Sec.-Mgr. 

 111. Farm Supply Co. C. H. Becker. Mgr. 



111. Fruit Growers' Exchange L. L. Colvis, 

 111. Grain Corporation Frank Haines. 



111. Livestock Mktg. Assn. H. W. Trautmann. 

 111. Milk Producers' Assn. Wilfred Shaw, 

 Prairie Farms Creameries I. B. Countiss, 



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ni. Wool Mktg. Assn. S. F. Russell. Sec.-Mgr. 



SEPTEMBER. 1945 



